question was thinking about getting a Ranger Superstar SS-JA from coppers and adding a 200 watt amp has any one here owned this radio ? is it any good?
I have ran a jackson for years and bought a ss ja when they came out and the same basic radio. it sucks on AM unless you do the controlled carrier mod to it so the audio is up nice and clear. I would not take for either of mine. you better know how to work on the radio if you get it so you can get its full potintial of the radio. most of them out of the box do 3 or 4 dead key and swing to about 6 or 7 on AM and 10 to 12 on SSB.
after a proper peak and tune and the controlled carrier mod mine do 3 dead key and swing to 20 on AM and ssb does 25 to 30.
Have a link for that by chance?
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I posted it on the site here when every one was talking about this radio. there is 2 versions. one is just to lift one leg of a resister and install a jumper. the other you have to pull a transister and install a octocoupler in its place and run a couple jumpers and you loose the modulation function using the octocoupler. I will see if it is in one of the old postings or if I can find it. no link to it just some thing I have done.
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I have asked it before, why buy an export rig to run AM. AM, while still useful, is a awful way to communicate. SSB is far more efficient and quieter.Ill try that to mine. As it is my Jackson sucks ass on AM.